michael douglas Dropped the bomb about another secret relationship with a costar — this time with a nearly 20-year age difference.
In his memoir, One Helluva Ride, Douglas, 82, addressed long-standing rumors that he dated sharon stone Acting in the 1992s basic Instinct. He clarified that he was actually seeing a different classmate, Jean TripplehornWhile he was still married to his first wife, deandra looker.
“The truth is that I fell in love with Jean, despite our almost 20-year age difference,” he wrote in the book, according to Page Six. “In fact, I was officially ready to leave my wife for Jean. I was crazy about her.”
Douglas ultimately decided not to end his marriage in order to jump into a more serious relationship, adding, “My relationship with Jean lasted during production, then we broke up. But I will always think of her as a wonderful actress and a really wonderful woman with whom I was very fortunate to spend time.”
Celebrities like Michael Douglas and Debbie Turner rose to stardom in Hollywood – but left their acting careers in the past. Thank you! You have successfully subscribed. Subscribe to Newsletters Enter your email Please enter a valid email. Subscribe By signing up, I agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy and agree to receive […]
Douglas and Luker, 70, divorced in 1995 and married Catherine Zeta Jones Meanwhile, Tripplehorn, 63, married actor Leland Orser in 2000.
Douglas’s confession about his personal life comes after revealing elsewhere in the book that he had secretly dated her romancing the stone co-star Kathleen Turner After meeting on the sets of the 1984 film.
He wrote in one excerpt, “My chemistry with Kathleen Turner was so strong that audiences were convinced for years that we were in a relationship while making the movie.” “Through Romancing the Stone, Jewel of the Nile We Both Confronted It [in 1985]war of roses [in 1989]And even while doing press for The Kominsky Method a few years ago [in 2021]”
Douglas continued: “The truth is that during the making of Romancing the Stone, Kathleen and I fell in love with each other and began a relationship. It wasn’t an overnight thing; it evolved naturally from how closely we were working together, how much pressure we were under, how much we respected and cared for each other, and how attracted we were to each other.”
Douglas said that he and Turner “never had a bad moment” in their relationship.
He recalled, “We found each other first as friends, then as costars and finally as lovers.” “After a tiring day of shooting in the jungle, we’d go out and have a meal, or go out with the group and then I’d sneak up to her hotel room after everyone went to sleep. There were no cameras in the elevators, no assistants using cell phones to take pictures. As [our characters] Jack and Joan were falling in love, Kathleen and I were keeping the chemistry alive. “We kept our involvement hidden.”
Turner, 72, recently addressed Douglas’s claims.
“Oh my God, what an uproar there was over something that happened 40 years ago!” she told People in a statement. “I like Michael, and I look forward to enjoying the book.”
One Helluva Ride Now available.